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Alex Hill
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American musician (1906-1937)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1856
- Died
- 1929
- Works
- 13
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Alex Hill (April 22, 1906 – February 1937) was an American jazz pianist. Hill was a child prodigy on piano, which he learned from his mother. While studying at Shorter College he met Alphonse Trent, and began arranging material for him. He graduated in 1922 and played in various territory bands, including Terrence Holder's. From 1924 to 1926 he led his own ensemble; later in 1926 he played with Speed Webb, and in 1927 he spent time with Mutt Carey's Jeffersonians and Paul Howard's Quality Seren
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alex
- Family name
- Hill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Little Rock
- Place of death
- North Little Rock
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- arrangement
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
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- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1906-04-19
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- date of death
- 1937-02-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1922-00-00
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